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[Citizen] Mbozi -President John Magufuli on Friday October 4 revealed that he fired his government executive (without mentioning the name) because of announcing that there were Tanzanians found to harbor Zika Virus, something, he said, would have scared away tourists and potential investors. via LATEST NEWS

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Passengers aboard a Kenya Airways plane bound for Dar es Salaam tweeted on Friday October 4 over a mid-air emergency that forced the pilot to reroute to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. via LATEST NEWS

[News24Wire] A woman has been arrested for allegedly calling a traffic officer the k-word in Somerset West, Western Cape provincial traffic chief Kenny Africa said on Saturday. via LATEST NEWS

[VOA] A global education fund is providing tens of thousands of Sahelian children in crisis with a quality education, bringing hope to boys and girls who have known nothing but violence and sorrow in their young lives. Education Cannot Wait, a funding mechanism set up at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, globally is helping more than 1.4 million children in emergencies go back to school. via EDUCATION

[VOA] Twenty-one-year-old Marilyn Zakarya is one of the players in the Sudanese women's football league that launched this week. Zakarya came from South Sudan to follow her dream in Khartoum. But she is worried whether Sudan's conservative society will accept women's football after years of restrictions. via SPORT